Anyone who takes from society, rather than produces is a parasite--this of course excludes the truly needy. If one would not work, one should not eat. It's as old a precept as the Bible, which also made exclusions for the needy. It's all to easy to scold big business, but I won't give them a pass either. Too many solicit handouts and favorable laws to the exclusion of competitiveness in a free market place. They too are parasites. I however blame the government for them, the healthy individual is responsible for himself.